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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     80000546 Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     BITHYNIA City:     Apamea Issuer:     Nero & Drusus Caesar, with Agrippina Junior, Drusilla, and Julia Date Ruled:     AD Died 31 and 33, respectively Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 24 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD after 38 Diameter:     24 mm Weight:     7.71 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     •DRVSVS•NERO•CAESARES•DD Obverse Description:     Bare heads of Drusus and Nero Caesars vis-À-vis Reverse Legend:     AGRIPPINA DIVA DRVSILLA IVLIA / C•I•C Reverse Description:     Gaius' three sisters standing facing: Agrippina (as Ataraxia-Securitas) leaning on column, holding cornucopia, placing hand on Diva Drusilla (as Homonoia-Concordia), holding phiale and cornucopia, and Julia (as Tyche Soterios-Fortuna Redux) holding rudder and cornucopia Mint:     Apamea in Bithynia Primary Reference:     RPC Supp. 2, 2014/3 Reference2:     Corsten - Reference3:     cf. RG P. 252, note 2 Reference4:     SNG TÜbingen -; SNG VA -; SNG Cop - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=132769 Grade:     VF, dark green patina with areas of encrustation Notes:     Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 546 Very rare, only second example to appear recently at auction. A similar example sold in Rauch 73 (17 May 2004), lot 445 for €5200.

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